Bestway Flowclear Filter Pump for 17,400 Litre Pools, 3028 Litre/Hour Flow Rate

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For most people with pools between 6ft and 12ft, this Intex Krystal Clear Swimming Pool Filter Pump is a good choice and, as shown above, in the pictures, is powerful enough to use with a pool heater too. Although this is the Intex brand filter pump, I know that most of these pools, including Bestway, use a standard-size fitting, so it should also be compatible with most other pools. Just be aware that, if you do have a pool at the high end of the range, it takes about eight hours a day of running the filter to circulate all of the water once through the filter so you might be better upgrading even further to one of the sand pumps instead. Pros Fifth step: open the metal ring in the middle of the tank body and open the upper part of the tank. Sixth step: take out all old sand from the tank and rinse the bottom part with a garden hose to be sure it is clean. Surface dispenser I use to slowly add chlorine to the water to kill algae and stop the water turning green

In my review, this Bestway Flowclear Sand Filter System is different from the other pool filter pumps in that its filtration system uses quartz sand, or you can use fibre filter balls instead. The advantage of this is that you have to replace the sand every few (three) years and not every few weeks like you do the paper filters in the smaller standard filter pumps. Filter: This function is used to filter pool water and should be positioned here 99% of the time. Water is pumped through the sand filter, where it is cleaned and returned to the pool. You can work out the number of hours (hr) it takes to clean all the water in your pool by dividing its capacity in litres (L) by the flow rate of your filter pump (in L/hr). Pros A new feature to the sand filter is the ChemConnect™ Dispenser which maintains and provides clean, healthy pool water. The dispenser release provides a stable level of chlorine needed for proper chemical balance. Seventh step: fill the bottom part with the new sand until it reaches the mark between low and high marked on the hub.Discount Leisure Products offers everything you need to maintain your pool or spa and keep it in excellent condition. Whether you require cleaning or maintenance supplies, our extensive collection has various options to suit your needs. Keeping your water clean is an important part of owning a pool or spa; our products are designed to make it easy. EXPLORE OUR RANGE OF POOL FILTERS A rough rule is to cycle all the water in your pool through the filter once a day. This could take four to eight hours but you don’t have to do that all at once. You can break the filtering up into different sessions through the day. You may want to avoid doing this at nighttime if your pump is somewhat loud. This Bestway Flowclea 1500gal Filter Pump is the filter pump to choose if you have one of the large Bestway or similar type above group pools. I’m talking up to 31,700L of water so pools over 18ft but I’d recommend it for smaller pools too. Most manufacturers give the range of pool volume capacity of water that the filter pump can handle. It’s shown in litres (L) of water. Ensure that your pool is within this volume range. You may also find a number that indicates the filter capacity. That’s given in litres per hour (L/hr). This is the volume of water (flow) that the filter can manage through it perhour. It’s less that the pump (L/hr) can put through, which is another number that you may come across. Not only do we offer high-quality, durable swimming pool filter pumps, we also offer a wide range of counter current systems. If you want to maximise your exercise regime, these are the perfect choice for you. You can swim against the current, making a small pool a great place to work out and improve your overall level of fitness. The counter current systems that we offer can be retro fitted into your existing pool or can be fitted into a newly built swimming pool, so they're a convenient and simple solution.

Secondly, choose a filter pump that is large enough for your pool and pool skimmer if you have one which I highly recommend. The difference is night and day when you switch from a filter pump with a flow rate of 1500-2000 L/H that makes the specifications for your size pool to a larger model with a better flow rate says over 3000 L/H and a larger filter. Size and flow rate make a big difference.

Alternatively, and much lighter in weight than the sand, is an equivalent volume of Polysphere filter/media balls. These are small spheres made of 100% polyethylene (a plastic) and provide high filtration for water and other liquids. They’re reusable and renewable. You can clean them by hosing them down. To replace 25kg of filter sand, you need just 700g of these filter balls, so the 9kg of sand equivalent is even less than this. This Intex 364T Krystal Clear Filter Pump is the model to choose if you have a large above ground pool and looking for a pool filter that is more affordable than the sand Filter pump models. It’s built to handle a large volume of water, yet it’s still simple to install and operate. It’s really an upgrade from the smaller version I reviewed earlier, Circulate: This function circulates pool water bypassing the sand filter. Use this function if the filter is broken to collect debris in the debris screens.

So if you have a pool that is larger than 12ft, I recommend upgrading to something a little more efficient that can filter the water at a decent rate. As good as the standard filter pumps are for smaller garden pools with their paper filters, nothing beats adding a sand filter to your setup. This Bestway Flowclear Sand Filter System with ChemConnect is undoubtedly one of the best above group swimming pool filters I’ve seen. Now they sell several sizes of this pump, including this 5678 l/h version which is great for pools bwteen 1,100L to large ones at 42,300L, so most people can’t go wrong with this model. The larger 7571 l/h and 9848 l/h models are perfect for very large pools.IMPORTANT: when performing this operation, please be sure that the O-ring is in the correct position and completely clean from the sand. Another very useful feature is the ‘ChemConnect’ attachment. This basiclly allows you to add chlorine tablets (small ones, as larger ones sometimes don’t fit) to the ChemConnect unit, which is next to the larger filter unit. This means you don’t have to use a floating chlorine dispenser or add chlorine directly to the water. Installation is easy. Just attach the hoses to the filter pump and then to the designated places on the pool structure. Make sure you’re near enough to an outside electrical outlet to plug the pump in and you’re ready to filter your pool water.

IMPORTANT: cover the hole on the top of the hub to avoid the sand going inside, and add the sand gently to avoid damaging the debris screen at the bottom of the tank. A couple of things I always recommend. First, you still need to add chlorine to the water, or it will turn green. The filter removes debris, not algae. The easiest way to do this is by adding a chlorine tablet to a floating surface dispenser. Some pool filter pumps such as this Bestway Flowclear Sand Filter System with ChemConnect, allow you to add chlorine tablets to the filter system. Third step: disconnect the hoses that connect the sand filter to the pool. This will make it easier to remove the sand. Fourth step: open the drain valve on the bottom of the sand filter to drain all residual water into the sand filter body. To speed up the operation, position the control valve between two functions. Nearly forgot, it also includes attachments to ensure it fits on different pools if they have different size inlet and outlet pipes. Pros The point of having a filter pump is to keep the water sparkling and clean. And as well as the usual dirt and debris, this includes green algae. Algae grow more in warm temperatures and sunshine, so it makes sense to run it more in the summertime.

This Bestway Flowclear filter pump is an alternative to my Intex Krystal Clear Swimming Pool Filter Pump, especially if you already have a Bestway pool and not Intex. They are both incredibly similar and use the same attachments with very similar performance metrics. In the sand model we review, a pre-screen collects the bigger pieces of unwanted material and you should wash this out daily. However, you only need to replace the sand every few years.